Japan Sees Tourism Recovery Taking 1-2 Years

Above, the Fukuoka PayPay Dome, formerly known as the Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Japanese tourism industry doesn't expect a full recovery for at least one to two years.

This may be a good opportunity for tourists (as some people might still be reluctant in traveling to Japan, at least for a while) to get bargains on hotel rooms and even airline tickets.

According to the Nikkei Asian Review:

TOKYO -- Japan's coronavirus-hit tourism sector expects a rebound to take between one to two years after being hit by huge customer losses, a Nikkei survey shows. 

Close to 60% of tourist businesses in Japan are experiencing a fall of more than 80% in their number of customers amid the coronavirus, according to the results of the survey conducted at the end of May. 

Nikkei got answers from 103 tourist-related companies including hotels, transportation services, and other facilities.

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